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By the by, here's some video of the infill removal from the other week.
youtube.com/watch?v=vwkD9_JXGzg&NR=1
Right.
As I understand, this company didn't touch any below-grade materials (asphalt, drainage system, sand, rubber padding) that were installed when the turf was last changed in 2003.
Yep, the "e-layer" or whatever you call it would have been another bid. But apparently they only needed to patch it up in certain areas.
I found this comment last week to be interesting (and the players should love it):
"A-Turf is being installed over the existing rubber and urethane e-layer, creating a field to deliver ideal shock absorption. With a G-MAX of 115 to 120, the new field will be equivalent to that of the finest natural grass fields in the world."
Take a look at this photo.
Hopefully the players do like it. And as for the field/endzones, I like it, but wonder what red lettering and white outlines would have looked like.
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Oh, my bad, I didn't mean to make that question to pertain to re-inforcement at the base of the lettering. The sewing with heavy stitches does that. That stitching just seemed to be the last thing Chris Brown said was left to be done on the field. I then repeated my question about there being a rubber infill, as that would ostensibly be the final step in installation.
Adding the "infill" is a non-sexy part of the field installation, so Brown likely neglected it for that reason. There will be 516,000 pounds of infill installed. And there is a rubber/urethane pad under the turf leftover from before.
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http://blogs.buffalonews.com/sully_on_sports/2011/07/live-chat-with-sully-at-1-live-video-at-2.html
I went back on the video portion where Gaughan entered the discussion but had problems with it running. Maybe you will have better luck. The transcript of the video portion of the chat was very incomplete.
The owner has made it clear that as long as he owns the team it will stay in Buffalo. He won't answer the question of what will happen when he passes. Take a guess!
Doesn't really tell us much, other than Gaughan is still clinging to his "the team will be sold to the highest bidder" belief, which Sullivan parrots in that "footballnewsnow" article, and that neither of them know Ralph's true succession plan.
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Does anyone know whether this system uses the rubber pellets, that we frequently saw a spray of in game photos?
Brown's blog entry implies they just have to cut and stitch the lettering and then will be done. There's not going to be any re-enforcing material at the base?
(Note: I'm not asking this in outrage mode. Just an engineering question.)
The system they're installing ("Titan") uses "in-fill" or the rubber pellets +/- sand. As for re-inforcing material at the base, don't know.
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If Gaughan said that recently, I think most of us here would have heard it, with a couple thousand posts breaking it down.
If you have a link to this statement, please enlighten us.
Gaughan made that unsubstantiated, if not fabricated, claim years ago, and recently someone else parroted it.
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Should I be putting my 401K funds into a money market account?
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Looks like Kurt Russell's character is now a woman. And I can't believe it's been almost 30 years since Carpenter's version came out!
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Between Pegs and Golisano, the Bills have a decent chance of staying in Buffalo for awhile.
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Ignore him. Some people just like to female canine.
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Don't EVEN get me started on this...
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Yes, nothing suspicious about her death.
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I'm not miserable at all, just annoyed by couch coaches that believe they think they know what they are talking about when discussing player performance. posters here are kidding themselves if they don't think that competing with the Patriots- Jets- Dolphins isn't the highest priority, and most of the O linemen currently on the roster might be good enough for a minor league team, just not nearly good enough to compete against some of the best teams in the NFL ...that reside in the AFC East.
Perhaps many posters here enjoyed last years 4-12 season, and can only see this team getting better. I hate losing and I can only see this team repeating last seasons ugly performance with the very same players
One would have to be delusional to think that this college coaching staff is going to suddenly be good enough to develop top players out of trash found on the waiver wire.... or that players plagued with constant injuries year after year and play lousy with those injuries will suddenly play better.
Here is something to consider, every NFL player suffers thru injuries every year, its how they cope and play with those injuries that defines them. An example was Thurman Thomas who was always in pain with two bad ankles, from college to the pro's, it didn't stop him from having a HoF career.
What transpires in free agency when it opens will show if this team is determined to win in this division this season. RT-G or C for the line should be the priorities, if they ignore the line or bring in more Cornell Greens, then don't expect much improvement from last seasons 4-12 record.
Yes, "couch coaches" can be annoying.
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I knew when Japan tied it up for the 2nd time that the women were going to lose. And I agree that PK's is the worst way to end a soccer match. It's basically an automatic goal, unless the goalie guesses right. That's not soccer.
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Looking good.
I like the blue endzones better than I did the red ones.
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My condolences Scott. RIP Mrs. Sarama-Luce.
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Pears has consistently been spoken of by Gailey as a capable player. From what I saw, I wasn't as convinced though. Urbick looked solid, and even Rinehart had his moments. We look fairly solid at Guard now, yet RT should still be a concern. That is, unless Hairston turns out to be a steal.
IMHO, Hairston has missed too much valuable minicamp and OTA time. Hopefully he's a quick study. The other positions I'm not worried about, except for injury, which no one has control over.
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Ah, Bucky Brooks. He was a complete waste as WR. Yet, he has also has positive things to say about Buffalo, but on cue, since he said something we may not want to hear, out come the cat-calls.
My statements are independent of each other. He was a total waste as a draft pick by the Bills and did nothing in the NFL. How he became an "expert" is another matter entirely. But as with everything else, whether he's proven right remains to be seen.
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The optimism around here gets me, I'll believe it when I see it also.
I duuno about the "experts" but Hangartner has persistent back problems, and seems to get pushed around a lot. Wood is an upgrade at center and the Bills played better ball with him there, the problem is who replaces him at G?
The pessimism gets me. Again if you're so miserable, why put yourself through it?
And at worst, Hangartner replaces Wood. Removing snapping duties should only help him.
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So 3 years then?
I'm surprised that Pears is the answer as well. Wrotto started 7 games at RT, seemed to solidify the position after it was deemed that Green was terrible, and had his contract extended after the season was over. Seems like it'd be his job to lose coming in to camp.
Wrotto joined the Bills in October. It's possible he develops, but I'm not expecting much there either. Depending on what happens (or doesn't) in FA, if they just identify a RT and stick with him, it still should be better than last year.
Last year Wood played some center and he did ok. Gailey kind of called him out a bit but after the season he did give him some props. Wood is definitely a gamer, he plays injured, and he could be a star in the future.
For some reason the "experts" on this site do not like Hangartner but I think he has been mostly pretty solid, and until Wood beats him out in a competiton then Hang is the center. Urbik is a guy that TSW experts are ready to anoint as the next Billy Shaw. I say if he was that good no way does Pittsburgh let him go. I guess he has potential but lets see it on the field.
Bottom line for me is that if Wood moves to center then I worry about both RG and RT instead of only RT.
Most of the players on our OL are either unproven (Urbik, Pears) or journeymen (Hangartner, Wrotto, Rhinehart), or projects (Bell, Wang, Hairston). Other than Levitre and Wood that is what we have.
When I see this line open holes, protect the QB, and dominate in short yardage situations then I will believe it. Right now I still have to question the talent here.
I like Hangman, but Wood was drafted to played center and his injury was a huge setback. Now that he's healthy, I think he'll be given the center job and Hangman will be competing at RG (where he's probably best suited). I'd be fine with that, but if a guy like Urbik or Rinehart beats him out, so much the better. So the interior of the OL should be fine, at least. Bell is developing and is healthy, so that's a plus. And that leaves RT. If they address any one position in FA, that should be it. TE would be another.
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So if he hasn't been a starter since '08, wouldn't that only be 2 years since he's been a full time starter? The 2009 & 2010 seasons?
Pears started every game for the Broncos from 2006-2007. He had an appendectomy that knocked him out for the 2008 season. The Raiders signed him as a RFA in 2009, he started a handful of games, and was cut prior to the 2010 season, re-signed and then cut again. He was signed by Jax, didn't pickup the system fast enough, and was cut. Then the Bills signed him. Can't say that's much to get excited over, although I did read that he was used as a TE in short-yardage situations.
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RDU (Raleigh) and Charlotte are two very nice places to live...
I'm keeping my eye out for any anesthesia openings at surgery centers in Charlotte. Haven't found anything yet.
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A lot of this "proven" nonsense comes from those who lap up every word Nix and the Bills website speak or write. The record speaks for itself with guys like Wrotto, Urbik, Pears, Colin Brown, et al. in that they've bounced around and now have ended up in Buffalo.
Urbik didn't bounce around. The rest, yes, and I don't expect much out of them.
I don't see how people r sold on him as out future LT.
Yes he has gotten better but still. I have hopes but why not get a top notch LT and move him to RT where imo he is just as good as run blocker at this point and Bell would be a upgrade at RT over what we have now.
Extrapolating the 2008 over a full season, last year Bell cut his sacks allowed in half and his penalties by 2/3, while missing the entire off-season and most of the pre-season, and still being injured during the season.
Perhaps I should have worded it differently, those players wouldn't even make the roster on a GOOD TEAM. More importantly they wouldn't make the roster of the division rival Jets-Dolphins-Patriots.
Still, it is my opinion. Its not laughable, Hangartner has constant back problems, Bell is always injured and the rest are scrubs.
Go back and look at the history of the O line of this franchise, when they have a good line the team wins, when they field a bad line they lose. Pretty simple to deduce that below average players simply won't get it done, and never will. Look at the history of the last ten years 30+ linemen and 10+ QB's, they go hand in hand.
What is laughable, is the fans here who think the Bills can pick players off the waiver wire and then will develop them into decent players with the very same coaches who thought Cornell Green was a decent starting RT
Wood, Levitre, and Hangartner could start for many teams, including the Jets and Dols. Bell, who isn't "always injured," would at least be an excellent backup LT and is still developing as a starter. Sure he wouldn't start for the Dols and Jets, but few other teams' LT's would. Urbik showed promise before getting injured and would similarly at least be a good backup. At RT is where I have concerns (not a Pears fan), but the rest of those guys would make a good starting O-line given they're (finally) completely healthy and have been in the system for a year now.
Getting back to RT, it's a shame that the lockout wiped-out the minicamps and OTA's, because I thought Hairston had a decent shot at being the starting RT. If the report that the Bills are interested in Clabo are true, and they get him, the O-line could be pretty good this year.
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I dont see why teams have to be moved if they arent losing money and no owner is willing to absorb the losses. I think a federal law needs to be passed to prevent this.
if the nfl wants teams in la and toronto, they can expand.
Toronto is Bills' territory. If the NFL wants a team there, they can forget it. But I agree that if they want teams in LA, expansion makes more sense financially since the owners would put more money in their pockets.
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That will only happen once the staff changes and they hire people that know how to do their jobs or ownership changes, or both.
What is amazing is this stuff has been going on for more then a decade with no end in sight, because the stadium is filled every year.
First, it was more then just the Patriots and Jets, take a look at the beatdown the Vikings gave the Bills, the line is not good enough.
second, Bills play the Jets-Pats 2x every year in the division, and not the steelers-ravens.... so the only way to compete in the division is to beat the Jets-Pats at least once each
Third, I don't know about "WE" having good depth at RB, but currently the Bills only have Fred Jackson, Spiller hasn't proven he knows how to do his job yet. I don't see anyone behind those two.
Fourth, Chandler was cut by both the Chargers-Cowboy's so he wasn't good enough to make those teams as a backup, and yet you see him as the answer at TE. another cast off scrub that is going to suddenly become a pro bowl player because the Bills picked him off the waiver wire
Fifth, Wood and Levitre are about the only two decent players on that line, the rest wouldn't even be backups on other teams.
This team is going forward with about the same players they had last year on offense, except for Lynch. If they are lucky they will match the wins they had last season.
You'd have point (except for the laughable "[every OL other than Wood and Levitre] wouldn't even be backups on other teams")...if health, reps, and time in the system meant absolutely nothing. Oh and the Vikes put a beatdown on the Eagles, and they have a pretty good OL, featuring "Pro Bowl" LT Jason Peters.
Golisano Talks Future of the Bills in Buffalo
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Fine. We'll believe what we want to believe.